PLANTRONICS Walker Ameriphone Clarity C435 Cordless Telephone by Plantronics
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Digital camera reviews of PLANTRONICS Walker Ameriphone Clarity C435 Cordless Telephone
Digital camera Review: Amplifies your own voice?!
Summary: 3 Stars
I bought this for my 96 year old hard-of-hearing grandmother. She has a hard time understanding how cordless phones work, but she did well with this one. The only problem was I had to turn it way down because it actually amplifies YOUR voice as you talk into it - even more than the incoming voice. There doesn't appear to be a separate way you can turn down the volume of your own voice vs. those of your callers. Now when she talks into the phone she speaks very low and it's hard to hear HER, but she doesn't want to hurt her own ears by talking loudly into it. Strange.Digital camera Review: Clarity C-435 Cordless Amplified Cordless Phone
Summary: 4 Stars
Fast delivery, quality product. It worked just as advertised!Digital camera Review: Clarity C435 Cordless Phone
Summary: 3 Stars
PLANTRONICS Walker Ameriphone Clarity C435 Cordless Telephone
I bought two of these phones; one for my 80 year old mother and one for me. Both of us have hearing issues but live on opposite ends of the country. The phone works great for my mother; she loves it. However, the phone did not work well for me. Everyone I talked to said that my voice sounded very "distant" so I put mine back in the box and will send it to her (so that she has a backup). I have to admit that 900 MHz phones have never worked well in my house - 2.4 GHz and higher tech phones, like DECT 6.0, have all worked fine in my house.
Thus, my review is mixed. Since my mother loved the phone, I would recommend it for senior citizens with hearing loss. The phone is simple, easy to use, and is quality-made, but it is outdated technology (e.g. 900 MHz).
Digital camera Review: Clarity C435 works good, but could be improved
Summary: 4 Stars
UPDATE AFTER 8 MONTHS: The telephone has continued to function correctly. The users try to remember to leave it on the charger every third night (see comments, below, about this), and so far the batteries are alive and well. We are pleased with this telephone.
The Clarity C435 cordless telephone has been in use by elderly family members for only a week. It does let them hear better, and we notice that they ask for fewer "repeats." At higher volumes, the phone introduces a buzz or humming sound, and the users have complained about that.
The telephone could be greatly improved by two fairly simple upgrades, neither of which should add significantly to the price: 1. Provide lithium-ion batteries, and 2. Provide internal battery backup to the memory. Another improvement, perhaps more expensive, would be to provide a battery status indicator; as it is, the user has no idea how low the battery charge is, until it gets down to about 2 minutes of use remaining.
The rechargable batteries in the handset are not li-ion type, and their life will be significantly shortened by leaving the handset in the charging base; with li-ions, this particular problem would be eliminated, and by letting the user just keep the phone on the charger base might reduce the need for an "amount of charge" indicator.
Also, the base unit (where, apparently, the memory is stored) will retain its memory for only about 6 hours in event of a power outage. This could be fixed by installing a 9-volt battery for backup. This could not add much to the manufacturing cost, as $5 electric alarm clocks have such a provision.
Overall, the telephone DOES improve communications for the hard-of-hearing, but it could use improvement in other areas.
Digital camera Review: Dead on Arrival...not once but Twice!
Summary: 1 Stars
I ordered the phone, hooked it up, charged it as instructed for 12 hours and then...nothing! The handset would not activate at all. Almost appears as though the battery is defective and won't hold a charge. I don't know, but I sent it back and the replacement had the same problem! After getting a second non-functioning phone I think I will look for something else. Too bad really as it appears it would have been a good phone...if it actually worked.